Table 3 Neonatal-related characteristics of the neonates admitted to the NICU in comprehensive specialized hospitals in Northwest Amhara, Ethiopia, 2023
Variables | Categories | Outcome | Total (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Event (N = 342) | Censored (N = 50) | |||
Age of neonate at admission | ≤ 7 days | 339 | 49 | 388 (98.98) |
> 7days | 3 | 1 | 4 (1.02) | |
Sex | Male | 172 | 33 | 205 (52.3) |
Female | 170 | 17 | 187 (47.7) | |
Gestational age at birth | < 32 weeks | 85 | 34 | 119 (30.36) |
32–37 weeks | 257 | 16 | 273 (69.64) | |
Birth outcome | Singleton | 265 | 42 | 307(78.32) |
Twins | 67 | 8 | 75(19.13) | |
Triplets | 10 | 0 | 10(2.55) | |
Congenital anomalies | Yes | 1 | 3 | 4 (1.02) |
No | 341 | 47 | 388 (98.98) | |
APGAR score 1st minute (N = 379) | 0–6 | 34 | 16 | 50 (13.19) |
7–10 | 298 | 31 | 329 (86.81) | |
APGAR score 5th minute (N = 379) | 0–6 | 7 | 14 | 21 (5.54) |
7–10 | 325 | 33 | 358 (94.46) | |
NEC | Yes | 84 | 32 | 116 (29.59) |
No | 258 | 18 | 276 (70.41) | |
PNA | Yes | 13 | 10 | 23 (5.87) |
No | 329 | 40 | 369 (94.13) | |
Sepsis | Yes | 339 | 50 | 389 (99.23) |
No | 3 | 0 | 3 (0.77) | |
Type of sepsis (N = 389) | EONS | 333 | 49 | 382 (98.2) |
LONS | 6 | 1 | 7 (1.8) | |
RDS | Yes | 203 | 45 | 248 (63.27) |
No | 139 | 5 | 144 (36.73) | |
MAS | Yes | 9 | 1 | 10 (2.55) |
No | 333 | 49 | 382 (97.45) | |
Jaundice | Yes | 172 | 20 | 192 (48.98) |
No | 172 | 28 | 200 (51.02) | |
Meningitis | Yes | 11 | 1 | 12 (3.06%) |
No | 331 | 49 | 380 (96.94) | |
HAI | Yes | 31 | 4 | 35 (8.93) |
No | 311 | 46 | 357 (91.07) | |